Friday, March 21, 2014

Simple Apple Cake

Sometimes you need simple, easy to make cake. Not box mix easy, fresh made easy. With a moist, just-sweet-enough batter, perfumed with vanilla, and a thin layer of cinnamon apples and powdered sugar on top. Really, really good simple cake.

On this sunny Friday I was headed off to visit my mom who is a big fan of simple cake. She's also the one who taught me to love apple cake so I knew I wanted to bring her this. It comes together quickly so I made it this morning while I was getting ready to leave and we had a fresh baked treat for our lunch. Enjoy!

Add the eggs and sugar to a large bowl and beat together using a stand or hand mixer. Beat in the butter, then the milk and vanilla.

In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the dry ingredients into the wet and mix just until combined. Pour the batter into a buttered and floured 8" or 9" spring-form pan.

Peel, core and slice the apples thinly. Lay them in a diagonal pattern on top of the batter. Mix together the tablespoon of sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over the apples. Bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 35 - 40 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool before removing from the pan and dust with powdered sugar before serving.